Accessibility statements

Fully compliant template

Part of
Accessibility audits, issues and statements collection
Last reviewed
14 September 2026
Owner
DesignOps

Use the fully compliant template if all pages of your product or service, including every step in any transactional service, meet all WCAG 2.2 Level A and AA success criteria.

Add an accessibility statement to your website

Use the accessibility issues and statements service to track issues and create an accessibility statement.

If you cannot use this service, use the HTML template below to create your statement.

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  • replace the text in square brackets with your own details, for example replace [name of the service] with the name of your product or service
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Contents

## Accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to [name of the service].

This website is run by the Department for Education. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We've also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

  • email [email address]
  • call [phone number]
  • [any other contact details]

We'll consider your request and get back to you in [number] days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We're always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we're not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: [provide both details of how to report these issues and contact details for the unit or person responsible for dealing with these reports].

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you're not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website's accessibility

The Department for Education is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 AA standard.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on [date when it was first published]. It was last reviewed on [date when it was last reviewed].

This website was last tested on [date]. The test was carried out by [add name of organisation that carried out the test, or indicate that you did your own testing].

We used this approach to deciding on a sample of pages to test: [add link to explanation of how you decided which pages to test].

Accessibility statement version: 2.0.0

Accessibility statement

<p class="govuk-body">This accessibility statement applies to [name of the service].</p>

<p class="govuk-body">
    This website is run by the Department for Education. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this
    website. For example, that means you should be able to:
</p>

<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
    <li>change colours, contrast levels and fonts</li>
    <li>zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen</li>
    <li>navigate most of the website using just a keyboard</li>
    <li>navigate most of the website using speech recognition software</li>
    <li>listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)</li>
</ul>

<p class="govuk-body">We've also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.</p>

<p class="govuk-body">
    <a href="https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">AbilityNet</a>
    has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
</p>

<h2 class="govuk-heading-l">Feedback and contact information</h2>

<p class="govuk-body">
    If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read,
    audio recording or braille:
</p>

<ul class="govuk-list govuk-list--bullet">
    <li>email [email address]</li>
    <li>call [phone number]</li>
    <li>[any other contact details]</li>
</ul>

<p class="govuk-body">We'll consider your request and get back to you in [number] days.</p>

<h2 class="govuk-heading-l">Reporting accessibility problems with this website</h2>

<p class="govuk-body">
    We're always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on
    this page or think we're not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: [provide both details of how to
    report these issues and contact details for the unit or person responsible for dealing with these reports].
</p>

<h2 class="govuk-heading-l">Enforcement procedure</h2>

<p class="govuk-body">
    The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites
    and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If
    you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, <a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/"
    target="_blank">contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (<abbr title="Equality Advisory and
    Support Service">EASS</abbr>)</a>.
</p>

<h2 class="govuk-heading-l">Technical information about this website's accessibility</h2>

<p class="govuk-body">
    The Department for Education is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public
    Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
</p>

<h2 class="govuk-heading-l">Compliance status</h2>

<p class="govuk-body">
    This website is fully compliant with the <abbr title="Web Content Accessibility Guidelines">WCAG</abbr>
    version 2.2 AA standard.
</p>

<h2 class="govuk-heading-l">Preparation of this accessibility statement</h2>

<p class="govuk-body">
    This statement was prepared on [date when it was first published]. It was last reviewed on [date when it was
    last reviewed].
</p>

<p class="govuk-body">
    This website was last tested on [date]. The test was carried out by [add name of organisation that carried out
    test, or indicate that you did your own testing]
</p>

<p class="govuk-body">
    We used this approach to deciding on a sample of pages to test [add link to explanation of how you decided which
    pages to test].
</p>

<p class="govuk-body">Accessibility statement version: 2.0.0</p>